79% of Freedom township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 625

Northeast: 5

Midwest: 38

South: 27

West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 218

Two: 7

3 or 4: 2

5 to 9: 2

Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500

Housing units in Freedom township with a mortgage: 102 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)Houses without a mortgage: 45

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 2

1995 to 1998: 4

1990 to 1994: 30

1980 to 1989: 13

1970 to 1979: 30

1960 to 1969: 29

1950 to 1959: 16

1940 to 1949: 21

1939 or earlier: 103

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Freedom township, Illinois:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 0

4 rooms: 15

5 rooms: 30

6 rooms: 57

7 rooms: 21

8 rooms: 40

9 or more rooms: 27

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom township, Illinois:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 0

4 rooms: 13

5 rooms: 6

6 rooms: 14

7 rooms: 7

8 rooms: 7

9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Freedom township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 0

2 bedrooms: 53

3 bedrooms: 87

4 bedrooms: 50

5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 0

2 bedrooms: 18

3 bedrooms: 27

4 bedrooms: 7

5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 2

1 vehicle: 53

2 vehicles: 73

3 vehicles: 52

4 vehicles: 10

5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom township in renter-occupied apartments

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)

Registered nurses (5%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Postsecondary teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Freedom township:

German (25.9%)

Irish (20.7%)

Norwegian (17.2%)

United States or American (8.3%)

English (5.3%)

European (3.7%)

Italian (3.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (70%)

Italy (20%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 280 (88%)

Carpooled: 20 (6%)

Walked: 3 (1%)

Worked at home: 14 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)

Utility gas (26%)

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)

Electricity (7%)

Wood (5%)

94.6% of residents of Freedom township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).